Genre: Romantic Suspense Deceit requires punishment. But what happens when the mark is innocent? Killian “Dagger” Bedivere My latest assignment has evolved into a game of deciphering whom to trust—the renowned politician who hired the Cavalieri Della Morte, or the runaway bride? She’s gorgeous, conniving, and everything I crave in a woman. She’s also my target. Rule number one: Never fall for the mark. Rule number two: Fuck rule number one. Amara “Scarlet” Rose I never wanted this world, but the decision wasn’t mine to make. I always belonged to him. Now there’s a new player on the board—one hell-bent on destroying all my plans. He’s lethal, handsome, and everything I should fear. Rule number one: Don’t trust anyone. Rule number two: Do everything you can to survive, even if it means breaking rule number one. And rule number three: When in doubt, kill.

Lexi C. Foss is an award-winning and bestselling author of paranormal romance. She loves complex plots, twists and turns, and writing fantasy with strong, realistic elements. Many of her readers comment on how her worlds feel real, and she not-so-secretly wishes they were—at least some of them.

Friday, May 24, 2019

Windy City Dragon (Treasure of Paragon #2)by Genevieve Jack April 23, 2019312 pagesWindy City Dragon is the stellar second installment in Genevieve Jack’s captivating new series, Treasure of Paragon. Book two takes us to Chicago and the unravelling of Tobias’s story. We were first introduced to Tobias in The Dragon of New Orleans as a second brother of the Paragonian royal family. The dragon-shifter siblings are scattered across the globe, divorced from their home realm seemingly for their own safety. Tobias has been living his immortal existence as a pediatric surgeon. He’s learned to blend with humans in a safe, orderly, solitary existence. Tobias’s predictable life is upended with a kiss. Nurse Sabrina’s secret identity as a vampire heiress is immediately detected by the dragon doctor. While he’s able to withstand her glamour, Tobias cannot resist her charm. To further complicate matters, Tobias’s brother Gabriel and his witch mate Raven darken his door with ominous news of a sinister plot based in Paragon. I adored this book as much as the first installment. The plot is rich, the characters magnetic. The looming complications of both vampire politics and the dragons’ duplicitous mother make this story riveting. Both books give the reader some satisfaction and closure, however, the larger plot of the dragon siblings and their estrangement will keep the series fresh for future installments. Books three, Manhattan Dragon, is expected this year.

Full disclosure, I am a huge Genevieve Jack fan. Other must-read series by Jack include Knight Games and Fireborn Wolves. Treasure of Paragon has the momentum to be another fan fave.

website-FB-twitternewsletterGenevieve Jack is a former registered nurse turned author of weird, witty, and wicked-hot paranormal romance. She grew up in a suburb of Chicago and attended a high school rumored to be haunted. There she developed a love for old cemeteries and ghost tours. Today, she specializes in original, cross-genre stories with surprising twists. She lives in Illinois with her husband, two children, and a Brittany spaniel named Riptide, who holds down her feet while she writes.

Big Dicker (Harem Station #3)by JA Huss, KC Cross June 10th 2019Genres: Sci-Fi Alien RomanceBig Dicker is a full-length, romp-y, Sci-Fi Romance that features hot, soul-mate sex on a family-friendly resort, a sentient ship with a strip poker problem, three drunk-outlaw sexbots on vacay, a crazy, but misunderstood, dragonbee bot, and an evil villainess who has big plans for Jimmy’s sperm.

Welcome to Mighty Minions Resort.

Jimmy’s personal hell.

All Jimmy wants is a booster shot of DNA scrambler so he never has to find his one-true soul mate. But life rarely goes the way you plan it.

After dropping Xyla off on Blue Sand Beach for a little vacay with her sexbot girlfriends the Big Dicker has to make an emergency landing on the demon-themed Mighty Minions Resort. Picture hordes of exasperated parents, sticky, crying kids, and a park AI that seems determined to suck every credit out of his Harem Station bank account.

The only good thing about Mighty Minions from Jimmy’s perspective—it’s not the place you meet your soul mate.

Until outlaw Cygnian princess, Delphi, shows up and shatters all his best-laid plans.

But Delphi isn’t there to fall in love with Jimmy.

She’s there to kidnap him and take him back to her boss, the Loathsome One.

JA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller's list 21 times in the past five years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings.

Her new sexy sci-fi romance and paranormal romance pen name is KC Cross and she writes novels and teleplays collaboratively with actor and screenwriter, Johnathan McClain.

Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017. Her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2018. Five of her book were optioned for a TV series by MGM television in 2018. And her book, Total Exposure, was nominated for a RITA Award in 2019.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

by Nat Kennedy June 14th 2019Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, Urban FantasyReggie Wolfe religiously visits Kyle Landon—his student in Nerve detangling—at the Harpford Disentanglement Center, where the younger man has been incarcerated on trumped up charges. During one of Reggie’s visits, Kyle’s able to warn his teacher of an imminent unauthorized transfer by an unknown shadow agency. Reggie demands help from his sister at the Bureau of Wielder Services but is pressed to take the matter into his own hands when bureaucratic red-tape stymies her actions. Breaking into a secret medical installation, Reggie and August Whalen find Kyle and six other men hooked to IVs, unknown chemicals pumping into their systems.

The three are caught up in a quest to find an antidote for the drugs and discover who is behind the powerful anti-male Wielder organization. On this dangerous road, will they forever remain friends, or give in to their growing attraction?

GoodreadsNat Kennedy grew up living in a poorly populated desert landscape. With no neighbors in a 1-mile radius, she had to make up her own fun.

Nat strives to create plotty and imaginative fantasy worlds, with the added benefit of gay romance--steamy to tame. Bored of het romance, she jumped into writing her fantasy with gay romance swirled in, like a raspberry ribbon in vanilla ice cream.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

John Smyth has survived mutinous pirate crews, wars, and the passage of centuries by keeping his life as he did his ships, organized and well stocked. But when his crew is tasked with stealing Pandora's Box for the government, it opens a door to destruction, and her name is Harmony Andrews.

A risk-taking investment broker by day, and a thief by night, Harmony is a member of the underground Digi Robins crew. Stealing relics to sell on the dark web, they donate the money to people without insurance who need life-saving medical treatments.

What she doesn't realize is the box she just stole is the very one her boss is looking for––the boss who just happens to be an immortal pirate. And as their adventure heads into the danger zone, she doesn't know what's more dangerous: the risk to her life or the risk to her heart.

Sentinels of Savannah is a paranormal romance/pirate adventure series. The books follow a crew of immortal pirates who’ve gained everlasting life by drinking from the Holy Grail. The group has lived for centuries but have successfully adapted to life in current-day Savannah. The ship’s boatswain, John Smyth is a shrewd and successful businessman, but even he has no clue a thief is in his employ. Harmony has a day job for investor Smyth but leads a double life as a highly skilled thief. Harmony works for an illegal band of do-gooders in the tradition of Robin Hood. The group, aptly named Digi Robins, sells their covertly acquired artifacts on the dark web, using the proceeds to help the less fortunate.

As the story progresses, chemistry takes root. John and Harmony find themselves working together to prevent the opening of a literal Pandora’s Box. The plot is part romance, part thriller. It was entertaining and charming with some intriguing romantic interludes along the way. I hadn’t read the first two installments in the series, but had no problem jumping into the story. I liked the inclusion of clandestine government ops colliding with romantic pirates. This leant a little more gravity to the storyline.

An overall good read. While I didn’t wholly connect with the characters, I enjoyed this pirate adventure.

4 Sheep

Bianca Greenwood

About the Author:

website-FB-twitterblog-newsletterLisa Kessler is an award-winning author of dark paranormal fiction. Her debut novel, Night Walker, won a San Diego Book Award for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror as well as the Romance Through the Ages Award for Best Paranormal and Best First Book.

Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.

When she's not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, performing with the San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego.

BREAKING THE STORM A fae witch with a curse, a rock star with a secret, and a covert group set on creating a master race…

Stormy has lived her life dreading her curse.

True love for the fae witch means certain death for the man who holds her heart. Five years ago, she left sexy rock star Knox to save his life and hasn’t spent a single day without thinking about him. When her escort service for paranormals puts her face to face with him again, her passion erupts, but so does the surrounding danger.

With the Shadows closing in after her bloodline, will Stormy’s curse end her chance at happiness with Knox?

Or will the rocker’s secret save her from a fate worse than death?

WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES A cursed witch, a wolf shifter and her sworn enemy, one tangled romance that could change everything…

Lightning Credence knows she's destined to succumb to her family's curse… to kill the man who dares to love and claim her.

When her business begins to crumble, only one person can come to her rescue.

Unfortunately, it’s wolf shifter Ryker Alfero, the man she hates with almost as much passion as she wants him.

Ryker doesn't just want Lightning, he wants to own her.

He'll stop at nothing to prove the witch belongs to him in every sense of the word.

But when The Shadows set their sights on Lightning, his focus shifts from claiming her to saving her.

TAMING THE BEAST She’s something more than human. He’s searching for his mate. Their desire collides with a sinister plot.

Hope Pippa knows her life is missing something. The curvy dancer has hardened her heart to avoid being hurt, even if it means denying her fantasies about tiger-shifter Elijah Beastie.

Elijah is on the prowl for a mate.

When he meets Hope, his animal nature will stop at nothing to have her, even as he suspects there’s more to her than meets the eye.

He seeks to capture her heart as she makes an incredible discovery that changes not only their lives but their world forever.

Can their new love survive the truth of the new world they’ve unleashed, or will the forces working against them bring an end to their happily ever after?

REASON TO LOVE Vampire princesses can’t be tamed… unless it’s by a dominant Alpha desperate to make her his mate.

Reason Orlov, the headstrong daughter of the vampire king and black sheep of her coven is determined to make her own path in life.

While her father wants her married, pregnant, and out of the way, Reason isn’t interested in any of it...until a sexy wolf comes in to demand her submission.

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Sedona Venez lives in New York City with her hot ex-military hubby--hooah--and their fur babies. She loves writing sizzling, sexy intricate stories about strong but broken characters who push limits, overcome their fears, and risk it all for love.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Fire Wolf (Fire & Reign, #1)by H. Danielle Crabtree May 21st 2019308 pagesGenres: Fantasy, Young AdultSince the fall of the royal house, the four kingdoms have been divided and at war, leaving many without necessities to survive. Lady Myah Leicht would do anything for her people, even risk herself—the future high lady of Nordlin—to join her friends to raid supply convoys and storehouses belonging to the enemy army against her uncle and his council’s wishes.

Garrett wants nothing more than to be done with the Osten Elite Guard, but his position as master keeps him close to the queen and close the secrets the resistance needs. But only one secret he keeps matters to the future of the four kingdoms.

SNEAK PEEKS:The wind picked up, howling through the unsheltered channel. It prickled every inch of Myah’s skin, blasting through her damp clothes. A chill raced up her spine when the gust died.It was not the wind marking her end, but the cries of the wolves.Myah would die to their song.

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“I find you baffling.”He laughed quietly. “I get that a lot.”“If you don’t want to blackmail me, then what do you want?” she pushed.He leaned forward as if to get a better look at her in the moonlight. “To test a theory.”“And what is your conclusion?” She was curious now, much less afraid, although still untrusting.“Undetermined …”

—

Garrett’s breaths were becoming ragged. His blood, warm and hot and sticky, dripped down his chest. He could feel the moisture on his skin. He blocked a swing aiming for his head, and then took a knife to his left side. It was shallow, but his muscles knotted. He stumbled backward, lost his footing as he slipped in the snow, and went down hard on his side.

When he looked up, the man’s arms were raised over his head, the blade angled to drive it through Garrett’s chest. His breath caught.

H. Danielle Crabtree graduated from the University of Oregon in 2004 with a professional journalism degree and worked in journalism as a writer and editor in Oregon and Arizona. She started freelancing as an editor in 2011. Her poetry has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies, and she wrote with the G10 Writers group. Her first book with the group was published in 2011. She lives in the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley with her two dogs. Outside her career in health care and her passion for writing, she enjoys hiking, gardening, and dog training, and she is pursuing a master's degree in public health at Oregon State University.

Monday, May 20, 2019

Art of Death (Curse Breakers, #1)by Becca VincenzaSeptember 4th 2018292 pagesGenres: New Adult, Urban FantasyWhat if a single act of rebellion had the power to change your fate?

Rowan and Abel Hayes’ birth ended a centuries-old family curse, but being a curse breaker has its drawbacks. Now they live a life full of rules.

When Rowan breaks a rule, she sets a powerful chain of events into motion that she never could’ve imagined. Abel is kidnapped, and it’s up to Rowan to save her twin. Can she rely on the aid of an old friend who once betrayed her? Or will new enemies prove too strong for her to handle?

About the Author:website-FB-FBgroupnewsletterBecca Vincenza lives in wonderful Michigan. She has a love for Skittles, rainbows, Star Wars, and reading about hot men. When she’s not wearing her author hat, she’s working to pay off her student loans for her recently acquired English degree.

Sunday, May 19, 2019

I love Action Lab Entertainment and Action Lab: Danger Zone comics. They have something for everyone and many LBGT inclusive series. Action Lab titles are for all ages and Danger Zone is their mature comic line.

COLD BLOOD SAMURAI #5

Writer(s): Massimo RosiArtist Name(s): Ludovica Ceregatti (Pencils), Renato Stevanato (Colors)Cover Artist(s): Ludovica CeregattiThe honor of the samurai is like a stone. None seems to win the siege: the Emperor’s army is marching south to help Black-Spit destroy the Shogun fortress. Black-Spit tries something suspicious: a meeting with Swollen-Cheeks to make them surrender. But something bad is happening behind the Black-Spit's intentions.32 pgs./ T / FC $3.99DIAMOND ITEM CODECOLD BLOOD SAMURAI #5 - MAY191274

MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADYBUG & CAT NOIR:SEASON TWO – TEAR OF JOYWriter(s): Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Wilfried Pain, Mélanie Duval, Sébastien Thibaudeau, Fred Lenoir, Nicole D’AndriaArtist Name(s): Cheryl BlackCover Artist(s): Cheryl BlackAdapted for comics by: Cheryl Black, Nicole D’Andria & Bryan SeatonThe second season of MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADYBUG & CAT NOIR is collected here! This TPB features the episodes “Zombizou” and “Syren.” In “Zombizou,” Marinette creates a lovely gift for her teacher, Miss Bustier, but then Chloé goes and ruins it! Distraught, Marinette is targeted by Hawk Moth, but Miss Bustier isn’t about to let her student get akumatized! In “Syren,” Marinette’s classmate Kim is oblivious to his swim mate Ondine’s feelings for him. Hawk Moth akumatizes Ondine into Syren, who plans on making all of Paris an underwater kingdom for him. Having troubles under the sea, Ladybug and Cat Noir may just have to use brand new powers in order to beat this latest villain!SPOTS ON, CLAWS OUT!128 pgs./ E / FC $8.99DIAMOND ITEM CODEMIRACULOUS TALES LADYBUG CAT NOIR SEASON TWO TP TEAR OF JOY - MAY191277

PRINCELESS VOLUME 8: PRINCESSES

Writer(s): Jeremy WhitleyArtist Name(s): Jackie Crofts, Newt Taber, Takeia Marie, Robin Kaplan, Kaitlin Jann, Brett GrunigCover Artist(s): Emily Martin, Brett GrunigYou’ve been there from the beginning for the story of one princess and her long quest to save her sisters, but how much do you really know about those sisters? They’re the breakout characters of each volume, but then we sweep off on our dragon to find the next one.

Now Princeless proudly presents the return of the rest of the Princesses of the Ashe family in four stories all their own. Alize tells the story of how she came to be under the care of the Sphinx and met a very special prince. Angelica learns a little something about what she loves (other than herself). Angoisse and her spooky monster pet The Grimmorax find a new calling. And Andrea and Antonia try to find a way to use their magic for good – if they can get out of each other’s way. All this and a special bonus story about politics in the goblin kingdom! Come see the world of Princeless from perspectives you’ve never seen before.128 pgs./ E / FC $14.99DIAMOND ITEM CODEPRINCELESS TP VOL 08 PRINCESSES - MAY191278

RAVEN THE PIRATE PRINCESS BOOK SEVEN: DATE NIGHT

Writer(s): Jeremy WhitleyArtist Name(s): Xenia Pamfil, Christine Hipp, LexilloCover Artist(s): Sorah Suhng, Eddy SwanThe defeat of Magpie and sacking of the Golden Fortress took a lot out of our crew. They’re back at sea and on their way to find Crow, Raven’s other brother, but first…they deserve a chance to treat themselves!

On a small island, hidden behind a waterfall, is a hidden neutral city where any pirate can come to enjoy themselves and leave the trouble of the sea behind. And for our crew that means one thing: Date Night. Join us as Raven and her crew leave behind action and adventure for four issues and our comic becomes a romance comic. Date Night is everything you’ve wanted and it’s finally here!128 pgs./ T / FC $14.99DIAMOND ITEM CODEPRINCELESS RAVEN PIRATE PRINCESS TP VOL 07 DATE NIGHT - MAY191280

SEAFOAM: A FRIEND FOR MADISON #3

Writer(s): Jeanine-JoneeArtist Name(s): Jeanine-Jonee (Pencils, inks, color), Kyle P. Holland (Additional colors)Cover Artist(s): Jeanine-JoneeSeafoam follows the adventures of Madison, a spunky 9-year-old girl who is granted passage to a beach full of mystical and nautical themed creatures after helping a beached narwhal. There she befriends a stand-offish boy she calls Blue, who has a few secrets of his own. During this adventure Madison becomes the lucky charm for a jinx as she risks her own safety to save him from the ornery island natives. 32 pgs./ E / FC $3.99DIAMOND ITEM CODESEAFOAM FRIEND FOR MADISON #3 - MAY191282

VAMPLETS: THE UNDEAD PET SOCIETY TPB

Writer(s): Gayle Middleton, Dave DwonchArtist Name(s): Amanda Coronado, Dave Dwonch, Anna Lencioni, Penny Gaylord Cover Artist(s): Amanda CoronadoA collected edition of "The Undead Pet Society" stories. The Vamplets are baby vampyres always up to mischief! In "Legend of the Ghost Pony," the mysteries of the Ghost Pony are revealed, including the Ghost Pony's connection to a vampyre baby named Lily Rose Shadowlyn. In "Beware the Bitemares," the Vamplets pet Bitemares are released all over Gloomvania, causing chaos! The secret connection between the Bitemares and Cinder the Vampyre Kitten is also explored. And in "Scary Rottens," someone is capturing the different Ghost Pony’s all over Gloomvania! Who will solve the mystery?Enjoy all these secret connections unveiled and lots of chaos in this VAMPLETS collection.96 pgs./ E / FC $9.99 DIAMOND ITEM CODEVAMPLETS TP UNDEAD PET SOCIETY - MAY191283

Writer(s): Jeremy WhitleyArtist Name(s): M GoodwinCover Artist(s): M GoodwinAdrienne Ashe never wanted to be a princess. She hates fancy dinners, is uncomfortable in lavish dresses, and has never wanted to wait on someone else to save her. However, on the night of her 16th-birthday, her parents, the King and Queen, locked her away in a tower guarded by a dragon to await the rescue of some handsome prince. Now Adrienne has decided to take matters into her own hands!128 pgs./ E / FC $11.99DIAMOND ITEM CODEPRINCELESS TP VOL 01 NEW PTG (O/A) - MAY191279

RAVEN THE PIRATE PRINCESS BOOK 1:CAPTAIN RAVEN AND THE ALL-GIRL PIRATE CREWWriter(s): Jeremy WhitleyArtist Name(s): Rosy Higgins, Ted BrandtCover Artist(s): Rosy Higgins, Ted BrandtFresh off her adventures in the pages of Princeless, Raven is ready to set out on her quest for revenge against her brothers. They've stolen everything that should be hers and now she's going to get it back. But first, she needs a crew. Share the laughs, action, and adventure as Raven assembles the fearless crew of awesome ladies who will help her get her revenge.128 pgs./ A / FC $14.99DIAMOND ITEM CODEPRINCELESS RAVEN PIRATE PRINCESS TP VOL 01 ALL GIRL PIRATE C - MAY191281

VAMPLETS BOOK 1: THE NIGHTMARE NURSERY

Writer(s): Gayle Middleton, Dave Dwonch

Artist Name(s): Amanda Coronado, Bill BlankenshipCover Artist(s): Amanda Coronado, Bill BlankenshipTeenager Destiny Harper is at a crossroad in her life. Graduation is coming, and she has zero prospects for the future. Answering an ad for "The Night Care Nursery" seems like a great idea, until she is magically transported to Gloomvania, where dark creatures lurk the streets, and the world is being mysteriously overrun by baby vampyres called Vamplets! Can Destiny serve her term as Governess of "The Nightmare Nursery" and return home? 48 pgs./ E / FC $15.99

ABERRANT SEASON 2 TPB

Writer(s): Rylend GrantArtist Name(s): Davi Leon Dias (Artist), Iwan Joko Triyono (Colorist), HdE (Letterer)Cover Artist(s): Davi Leon Dias (Artist), Iwan Joko Triyono (Colorist)The follow-up to the critically acclaimed first season! A U.S. Army Special Operations Commander must team with the man he hates most in this world – a wildly eccentric, usually very drunken, former superhero – to bring down the renegade General responsible for the deaths of his unit.160 pgs./ M / FC $14.99 DIAMOND ITEM CODEABERRANT SEASON 2 TP (MR) - MAY191285

Writer(s): Chad CicconiArtist Name(s): Chad Cicconi (pencils, inks), Federico Sioc, Jr. (colors), Adam Wollet (letters)Cover Artist(s): Chad Cicconi Our tale begins with Ionantha Hesperis, a faerie felled by a cursed blade and stripped of her powers. But when the queen’s pixie dust shipment is hijacked, Ionantha is called in to solve the case of the century! This deluxe collection includes the complete first story of the Null Faeries. Featuring a mature, intelligent female protagonist, this story will resonate with fans of high fantasy, sword and sorcery, faerie tales, and action adventure.184 pgs./ T+ / FC $14.99 DIAMOND ITEM CODENULL FAERIES TP VOL 01 DUST PILOT DOWN - MAY191288